American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU

For nearly 100 years, the
ACLU
has been a guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Whether it's achieving full equality for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people; establishing new privacy protections for our digital age of widespread government surveillance; ending mass incarceration; or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion; the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach. With more than a million members, activists, and supporters, the ACLU is a nationwide organisation that fights tirelessly in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. to safeguard everyone's rights. Principled and nonpartisan, the ACLU has offices in all 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., and brings together the country's largest team of public interest lawyers, lobbyists, communication strategists, and members and activists to advance equality, fairness, and freedom, especially for the most vulnerable in the society.